The Court of Appeals kept in tact a 2022 law that strengthened voting rights of New Yorkers, tailored to prohibit vote dilution of historically marginalized and disenfranchised communities. The Empire ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's highest court on Thursday upheld a law shifting local elections to even-numbered years, bringing most county and town elections in line with statewide and federal races.

A push in New York to boost minority voting clout in local elections has cleared a big hurdle with the top court upholding a state law that enables Black and Hispanic voters to sue for voting changes.

This story first appeared in Bolts, and is reprinted with permission. Antonio Alarcón, 30-year-old based in Queens, counts himself as a supporter of Zohran Mamdani’s bid for New York City mayor for a ...